Unit 2 Facit Glen Industrial Estate, River Lane, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8RH
MOT test stations in Chester
55 garages in Chester (North West, England) are on the DVSA register of approved MOT test stations. 8 of them can test motorcycles, and 13 are approved for class 7 vans up to 3,500kg.
From the DVSA list published 30 Sep 2026. Ring ahead to book; prices are set by the garage, capped at £54.85 for a car.
Units 9a and 10a Sealand Farm Workshops, Sealand Road, Sealand, Chester, CH1 6BS
7 Kitchen Street, Chester, CH1 4JH
Unit 2 Saltney Business Centre, High Street, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8SE
Unit 2 Deva Forge, Hoole Bank, Chester, CH2 4ES
Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6AE
Unit 10 Broughton Mills Road, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0BY
Churton Road Garage, Farndon, Chester, CH3 6QP
Unit 3 Hartford Way, Sealand Industrial Estate, Chester, CH1 4NT
Unit 19 Bumpers Lane, Sealand Road Industrial Estate, Chester, CH1 4LT
Brymau Industrial Estate, River Lane, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8RF
Whitchurch Road, Christleton, Chester, CH3 6AE
Unit 5 Hartford Way, Chester, CH1 4NT
Ben Whitehouse, Parkgate Road, Chester, CH1 4AY
The Truck Centre, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0DS
1 Sovereign Way, Chester West Park, Chester, CH1 4QU
107a and 109a Foregate Street, Chester, CH1 1HE
11 Bumpers Lane, Sealand Trading Estate, Chester, CH1 4LT
28 Bumpers Lane, Sealand Road, Chester, CH1 4LT
24 Vicars Cross Road, Chester, CH3 5NB
Saughall Road, Chester, CH1 5EY
Border House, High Street, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8SE
6 Knutsford Way, Chester, CH1 4NS
Westview Garage, Hatton Heath, Chester, CH3 9AU
2a Westminster Road, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3DQ
Lightfoot Street, Chester, CH2 3AD
Sealand Road, Chester, CH1 4LQ
Grange Road, Chester, CH2 2AN
Unit 1a, Broughton Mills Road, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0BY
17 Nicholas Street, Chester, CH1 2NX
4 Bridge Arch, Kitchen Street, Chester, CH1 4JH
302 Sealand Road, Chester, CH1 4LQ
302 Sealand Road, Chester, CH1 4LQ
17 Bumpers Lane, Chester, CH1 4LT
Lightfoot Street, Hoole, Chester, CH2 3AL
6 Chesterbank Business Park, River Lane, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8RU
Whitchurch Road, Milton Green, Chester, CH3 9DS
Stanney Mill Lane, Cheshire Oaks, Chester, CH2 4RG
Unit 9l Chester Bank Business Park, River Lane, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8SL
Unit 5, Broughton Mills Road, Bretton, Chester, CH4 0BY
113 Tarvin Road, Boughton, Chester, CH3 5EF
175 Christleton Road, Great Boughton, Chester, CH3 5TA
Unit 2b Siverdale Park, Station Lane, Mickle Trafford, Chester, CH2 4TA
Station Road, Chester, CH1 3AA
47 Sandy Lane, Boughton, Chester, CH3 5UL
Unit 5 Ketlan Court, River Lane, Saltney, Chester, CH4 8SB
Sealand Road, Chester, CH1 4LD
Sealand Road, Chester, CH1 4LS
Bumpers Lane, Chester, CH1 4LT
Unit 1 Sovereign Way, Chester West Employment Park, Chester, CH1 4QJ
Unit 7 Pool Bank Business Park, High Street, Tarvin, Chester, CH3 8JH
New Crane Street, Chester, CH1 4JE
Broughton Hall Road, Broughton, Chester, CH4 0QR
Unit 2, Balderton Saw Mills, Welsh Road, Chester, CH4 9LF
Chester Road, Penyffordd, Chester, CH4 0JZ
MOT results around Chester
Cars and light vans tested in the CH (Chester) postcode area failed 25.7% of first MOT attempts in 2025, 3.1 points above the 22.6% national rate. That’s from 343,269 tests.
What failed most often here, as a share of all tests:
| Area of the car | Here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 10.45% | 8.93% |
| Lights and electrics | 7.67% | 6.95% |
| Brakes | 7.14% | 6.1% |
| Tyres | 6.35% | 5.95% |
The most common cars tested here
| Model | Tests here | Fail rate here | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vauxhall Corsa | 13,881 | 29.6% | 28.5% |
| Ford Fiesta | 12,691 | 32.5% | 27.3% |
| Ford Focus | 8,847 | 30.8% | 25.4% |
| Vauxhall Astra | 8,725 | 30.1% | 27.6% |
| Volkswagen Golf | 7,158 | 21.6% | 20.9% |
| Nissan Qashqai | 5,589 | 30.6% | 26.6% |
| Volkswagen Polo | 5,277 | 28% | 27% |
| BMW 3 Series | 4,830 | 22.5% | 19.8% |
From DVSA’s anonymised MOT results for 2025, by the postcode area of the test station. The data has no garage identifier, so these are figures for the area, not for any one garage. An area with older cars fails more for that reason alone. Every area compared.
What they can test in Chester
| Class 1 · Motorcycles up to 200cc | 8 |
| Class 2 · Motorcycles over 200cc | 8 |
| Class 4 · Cars, vans and minibuses | 52 |
| Class 5 · Larger minibuses and buses | 8 |
| Class 7 · Goods vehicles 3,000 to 3,500kg | 13 |
Nearby towns
- Deeside 14
- Ellesmere Port 32
- Buckley 7
- Neston 3
- Tarporley 4
- Bromborough 6
- Mold 13
- Wrexham 59
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